Duero, officially the Municipality of Duero ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Duero; tgl, Bayan ng Duero), is a 4th class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 m ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,861 people. It may have been named after the

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(Duero) in the

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. Roman Catholicism was introduced to the town in 1860 by a Spanish priest. Duero was established as a municipality two years later, in 1862, and a convent was constructed in 1868. The town of Duero, Bohol celebrates its fiesta on December 8, to honor the town patron Immaculate Conception.

Geography

Barangays

Duero comprises 21 barangays:

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Gallery

Duero Bohol 3.JPG, Duero town hall Duero Bohol 1.JPG, Public market duerochurch.jpg, Church

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Municipality of Duero
{{Authority control Municipalities of Bohol 1862 establishments in the Philippines